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Genesis has today unveiled the 2021 G70 Shooting Brake which is slated to arrive in Australia before October this year. The G70 Shooting Brake is the Korean brand’s first attempt at a wagon body style if you exclude high-riding SUVs such as the GV70 midsize SUV and GV80 large SUV. As predicted, the long-roof option […] https://ift.tt/3hn8yjI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Subaru has announced its first fully-electric vehicle known as the Solterra that will debut internationally in 2022. While the EV SUV will be launched in the United States, Canada, China, Europe, and Japan; Subaru Australia says the Solterra will not be offered to us at this stage. However, David Rowley, the corporate affairs manager at […] https://ift.tt/3y99LkA https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The facelifted version of the seven-seat Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace has been officially unveiled and is expected to go on sale in Australia early in 2022. The new Tiguan Allspace naturally mirrors many of the changes of the facelifted five-seat Tiguan that arrived earlier this year.  Volkswagen has given both Tiguans a radically different styling package […] https://ift.tt/2RdXdbc https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Audi has confirmed the SQ5 Sportback will arrive alongside the rest of the broader Q5 Sportback range when it launches in Australia sometime before October this year. The SQ5 Sportback will be paired exclusively with a 3.0L V6 turbodiesel engine that shares its duties with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system to produce 271kW of power and […] https://ift.tt/3hgQ5p8 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Australian demand for the 2022 Ford Bronco 4×4 continues to run hot, particularly as Ford Australia becomes more heavily reliant on its Ranger and Everest workhorses as a share of its local range. Branching out into the Jeep Wrangler-rivalling Bronco, a true off-roader available in either two-door or four-door wagon formats, could put the wind […] https://ift.tt/3y4HkV9 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Volkswagen today released a single teaser sketch of the upcoming 2022 Polo GTI hot hatch, which is expected to be given a public unveiling in the coming weeks before a mid-2022 arrival in Australia. The Polo GTI makes use of a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder engine making 147kW of power and 320Nm of torque. It […] https://ift.tt/3obchlM https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Genesis has confirmed its facelifted G70 sedan will be followed by a Shooting Brake body style that is set to arrive in Australia before October 2021. Over the past few weeks, Genesis has been teasing camouflaged versions of the G70 Shooting Brake that is primarily focused on the European market. Despite the trick paintwork, key […] The post Genesis G70 2021: Shooting Brake coming to Australia appeared first on Chasing Cars . https://ift.tt/3xXxSTt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Mercedes-Benz has announced it will offer two new all-wheel-drive grades on its cheapest combustion-free model the EQA small SUV. Badged the EQA 300 4MATIC and 350 4MATIC, Stuttgart’s local arm has confirmed that Australia will receive the latter and more powerful version later this year. The all-wheel-drive model will follow the arrival of the EQA […] The post Mercedes-Benz EQA: 520Nm, all-wheel-drive coming to Australia appeared first on Chasing Cars . https://ift.tt/3ez7rvD https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Volkswagen Arteon, which was removed from the Australian market due to extended WLTP homologation delays, will soon return locally with a new body style option in tow. Positioned as Volkswagen’s flagship passenger vehicle, the Arteon offered a more expressively-styled option to sit alongside the more traditional three-box Passat sedan. Offered from launch as a […] The post Volkswagen Arteon 2022: Australia to get Shooting Brake and liftback body styles appeared first on Chasing Cars . https://ift.tt/3uAjjmI https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Volkswagen Australia has edged closer to confirming that the Mk 8 Golf R wagon will come to Australia in 2022 despite conceding the R estate is “not an immediate priority.” Speaking with Chasing Cars at the launch of the 2021 Amarok W580 GT-ute, Paul Pottinger, Volkswagen Australia general manager of corporate communications, said that the […] The post Volkswagen Golf R Wagon 2022: R estate “almost certain” to come to Australia appeared first on Chasing Cars . https://ift.tt/3faqiwb https://ift.tt/eA8V8J